| Description |
vi, 154 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- ch. 1. Problem solving -- Design and form -- Design process -- Creativity -- ch. 2. Form in space -- Design and form -- Spatial principles -- Point of view -- Frame of reference -- Form and context -- ch. 3. Plane and space -- Introduction -- Interaction and stability-- Environmental planes -- Architectural planes -- Transitions -- Planes of space -- Plane and volume -- Planes and shape -- ch. 4. Organization -- Introduction -- Structure and unity -- Balance -- Repetition with variety -- Proportion -- Continuity -- Focus and emphasis -- Economy -- Implied structure -- Informality -- Randomness and chance -- Order and predictability -- ch. 5. Surface and relief -- Introduction -- Light and shadow -- Surface -- Depth of relief -- ch. 6. Mass and void -- Introduction -- Mass/void interaction -- Surface and volume -- Geometric volumes -- Form in nature -- Stress curves -- Generated forms. |
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ch. 7. Line and point -- Introduction -- Line and surface -- Line as object -- Pattern and density -- Line, point, and dematerialization -- ch. 8. Color and material -- Introduction -- Inherent and applied color -- Illumination -- Texture -- Texture and value -- Properties of material -- Strength -- Composites -- ch. 9. Structure -- Introduction -- Force and structure -- Structural configurations -- Lines of force -- Surface structures -- Modular structure -- Joining -- Secure balance -- Hierarchical structure -- ch. 10. Time and kinetics -- Introduction -- Patterns in time -- Operators and operations -- Medium and motion -- Objects as events -- Process and performance -- Conclusion -- ch. 11. Notes on meaning -- Introduction -- Intrinsic and extrinsic meaning -- Sign and symbol -- Communication. |
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ch. 12. Environment and place -- Introduction -- Pedestal -- Installations -- Archetypes of place -- Designating place -- Behavior and place -- Place and ritual -- ch. 13. Virtual space -- Introduction -- Digital 3D -- CAD-CAM -- Virtual reality-- Virtual place -- Perception and communication. |
| Summary |
This text provides an introduction to three-dimensional design, the importance of forms and objects in space. It covers areas of problem solving - form/plane/space relationships. Of equal importance is its coverage of functional, cultural and spatial contexts that condition the meanings we impart in creating objects. Its underlying goal is to provide a practical and theoretical understanding of how objects and the spaces they occupy shape the physical and perceptual nature of our reality. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Harry I. Naar, Professor Emeritus. |
| Subject |
Design.
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Design. |
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Form (Aesthetics)
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Form (Aesthetics) |
| ISBN |
0130959758 |
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9780130959751 |
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